He was an instrumental part of a stout Lake Mary defense last season and the Rams defenders will be even more relied upon this season with a large number of offensive contributors graduating. The defense loses several key players, as well, but Torres, linebackers Jake Collier and Trevor Mayberry, and defensive back Trenton Lowery provide a nice returning nucleus for head coach Scott Perry.

Torres said he might see time at defensive end during the spring as the Rams experiement. He could also see time at tight end. Lake Mary loses senior Taylor Marini, who is headed to Rutgers, and Torres will welcome the opportunity to play offense.

Rutgers also likes what they see in Torres. Marini pointed him out to his Rutgers coaches, and they offered him two weeks ago.

"I’m excited about the change to play in college," he said during an interview last month, just after he had talked with Rutgers defensive line coach Jim Panagos about the Rutgers offer. "[Panagos] is a really good guy. He was the the one who recruited Taylor and he was here visiting Taylor and our head coach called him in and ever since then we've been talking. He said he really like me."

A lot of coaches really like Torres, whose athleticism is quite impressive, especially in his body frame. He might be taking an unofficial visit to Miami next week and could also be lining up a trip to South Carolina. He visited USF recently, and the coaches pulled him aside for a long talk that day.